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Astérix Activities Pack 1 Activité 1 – Les personnages- the characters In Astérix ‘Chez les Pictes’ we see our hero and his fellow villagers help out a man in distress, MacOloch, who arrives in the Gaulish village encased in a block of ice. They look after MacOloch who is a long way from home and help him get back to his clan and family in Caledonia. When the Gauls arrive in Caledonia, they see the customs and struggles of those strange natives before heading back to their traditional village banquet. 2 Activité 1 – Les personnages- the characters Qui est-ce? Look at the pictures below and match with the correct picture. Can you name the characters from the descriptions using their French names from the story? Sound files in Zip folder. 1.Il est petit. Il porte une grande moustache. Il est très fort. Il est .mp3 très courageux Activity1-1 2. Il est grand et très fort. Il porte une grande moustache et il est un peu gros. Il est le Activity1-2.mp3 meilleur ami d’Astérix. 3. Il est vieux et mince. C’est le druide qui fait la potion magique. Il porte une longue Activity1-3.mp3 barbe blanche. 4. Il est le chef de la tribu et il est gros avec les cheveux roux. Activity1-4.mp3 5. Elle est la petite amie de MacOloch. Elle est belle avec les cheveux longs et roux. Activity1-5.mp3 6. Il est grand et jeune. Il porte un kilt et il est écossais. Activity1-6.mp3 7. C’est un grand animal qui habite dans le lac. Activity1-7.mp3 3 Activité 2: Le passeport Here is a copy of Astérix’s ancient passport for his journey to Caledonia. A bit heavy for putting in your pocket! Nom: Astérix Age : 40 ans Anniversaire : vingt-neuf octobre Pays de naissance : Gaul Nationalité: Gaulois 4 Now looking at the information Astérix has put on his passport, can you now try and do one for yourself? No photos… you need to draw a picture of yourself on the stone tablet! Nom: ______________ Age : _____ans Anniversaire: ____________________ Pays de naissance : _______________ Nationalité: ______________________ 5 Activité 3 MacOloch’s arrival in the village causes great excitement. Below is an interview with Astérix about what he and Obélix found on the beach with a reporter from the ’Daily Gaulish,’ newspaper. On your own, with a partner or in a group, read and listen to the interview then try the activities below. Sound files in Zip folder. Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé? Activity3-1.mp3 Ce matin à la plage , on a trouvé un homme gelé dans un grand glaçon Activity3-2.mp3 Il est comment? Activity3-3.mp3 Il a les cheveux roux et longs et des tatouages étrange s sur son corps Activity3-4.mp3 Qu’est-ce qu’il porte? Activity3-5.mp3 L’homme porte une sorte de jupe et une écharpe multicolore. Activity3-6.mp3 Il vient d’où? Activity3-7.mp3 Panoramix , le druide du village pense qu’il vient d’Hibernia ou de la Calédonie Activity3-8.mp3 C’est une découverte étrange, n’est-ce pas? Activity3-9.mp3 C’est un vrai mystère. L’homme porte des cha înes sur ses bras. Activity3-10.mp3 6 a) Here are the reporter’s notes. Has he got all the story details right? Mark the statements vrai- true or false-faux! 1. Astérix and Obélix found the man on the beach. 2. Astérix and Obélix found the ice cube yesterday. 3. The man in the ice cube was wearing trousers. 4. He has strange tattoos. 5. Panoramix thinks he’s from Ireland or Scotland. 6. He has bracelets on his arms. Now working with a partner, take turns pretending to be Astérix or the reporter. If you can, record your dialogue and let your classmates and teacher listen to it. b) Travail de dictionnaire… Here are some of the things Astérix and Obélix find on their beach. Can you find the English for them? Une amphore Des mouettes Des huîtres Un casque romain c) What might you find on a typical Scottish beach? Can you name three things and find the French for them? Write your answers in the box below! Activité 5 A -La potion magique 7 Activité 4: On recherche MacOloch’s family back in Caledonia are very worried about his disappearance and decide to put up some posters in the local area in an effort to find him. Can you make a poster for them? Remember you will need to describe him in some detail, hair, height, clothes etc! Your class teacher will help you with this. There are some phrases below to get you started. On recherche Il s’appelle He is called les yeux eyes Il a He has les cheveux hair Il est He is un tatouage a tattoo Il mesure…. He is…….tall grand/petit big/small Il porte He is wearing bleu/vert/gris blue/green/grey noir/roux/blond black/red/blonde 8 Activité 5 A - La potion magique La potion magique made to a secret recipe by Panoramix is the key to Astérix' and Obélix’ great strength. Here are a few of the things Panoramix was spotted collecting in the woods around the village. When you work out what they are, draw a picture with the correct number for each one in the boxes below. Quatre champignons rouges Trois grandes grenouilles Cinq araignées poilues Deux fourmis noires Les piquants d’un petit hérisson 9 Activité 5b Now on your own, with a partner or in a group, devise your own ‘Potion Magique’. Which ingredients would be in your magic potion? Use your imagination and use a dictionary to help you! Try and put in at least six different ingredients. Draw them above the cauldron and label them in French with callouts! 10 Activité 6 In the story, we read about Afnor la grande loutre de mer- a giant sea otter. Do you think this matches up with the picture of Afnor ? Who do you think the descendant of Afnor in Scotland might be ? One of Afnor’s friends was spotted off the coast of Gaul by Agecanonix the oldest man in the village. Since he tends to tell tall tales, no-one believes him. What did he see? Read and listen to his story as many times as you need to. Can you complete the sentences? Use the help box below. Sound file in Zip folder. J’ai vu un grand monstre vert. Il avait une tête énorme avec trois yeux jaunes et quatre pattes comme un éléphant. Sur son dos il avait des écailles triangulaires noires. Il avait un nez rouge et il me montrait ses dents super grandes et orange. Il était féroce et faisait un bruit terrifiant! Activity6.mp3 I saw a large _______ monster. He had an enormous ______ with three _____ and four ______ like an ______________. On his ______ he had _________ triangular _________.He had a _____ ________ and he showed me his really big, orange ___________.He was __________ and made a __________ noise. terrifying elephant teeth paws head nose black red scales fierce green eyes back 11 Activité 7 Now using some of the vocabulary from Agecanonix’s story, can you create your own monster? What is it called? What does it look like? What characteristics does it have? Where does it live ? What does it eat? * Remember you could give it an Asterix style name for example: Gorgonagrix; Terrorafix; Eataweetabix! Draw your monster and then write a short paragraph in French describing it and share this with a partner or in a group. Remember that the phrases you used in the 'Wanted poster' in activity 3 can be used again. There is a quick reminder of some of them in the box below. Mon monstre Mon monstre s’appelle…. My monster is called Il est.. He is Il a He has Il habite He lives Il mange He eats Il a les yeux He has… eyes Il a les cheveux He has ……hair des cornes – horns une queue.. a tail des des écailles … scales dents .. teeth 12 Le Défi - Mini challenge: “Lutèce”, was the Roman Aquarium Rome Lutèce XXIV MDCCXX CLX name for a very famous city in France. On your own, with a partner or in a group, can you find out what the city is called today ? Where did this name come from? Can you find the Roman name for other towns or cities in Great Britain? Activité 8 La scène qui manque - the missing scene. Whilst working on the story, Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad head off for a traditional long French lunch (déjeuner) and don’t notice a page falling on the floor. Here is the start of that section of the story. Can you help them re-write this missing scene? Imagine what other adventures Astérix and Obélix got up to during their trip to Scotland! You can write this mainly in English and add as much French as you can! 13 Le Défi – mini challenge: Comic books (Les bandes dessinées) in France are not just written for children. They are loved by old and young alike and a wide range can be found in bookshops and even in large supermarkets! On your own, with a partner or in a group: Can you find out about other famous French comic book characters ? Are there similar types of comic books in English for all ages ? Why do you think they are so popular? Now over to you… working in a group or with a partner, create your own comic book characters and make your own cartoon strip.
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